#9C2D28#9C2D28

#9C2D28 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.148 H 27.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C2D28
RGB	rgb(156, 45, 40)
HSL	hsl(3, 59%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(3, 74%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.2%, 74.4%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.18, 45.50, 29.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.18, 54.36, 33.17°)
OKLab	oklab(46.73% 0.1315 0.0672)
OKLCH	oklch(46.73% 0.148 27.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.0334, 9.1001, 2.9720)
Luminance	0.0910 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C2D28 #28979C

analogous

#9C285D #9C2D28 #9C6728

triadic

#9C2D28 #289C2D #2D289C

tetradic

#9C2D28 #5D9C28 #28979C #67289C

square

#9C2D28 #5D9C28 #28979C #67289C

split-complementary

#9C2D28 #289C67 #285D9C

monochromatic

#3B110F #6B1F1C #9C2D28 #CB3C36 #D86B67

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.45

#9C2D28 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.82

#9C2D28 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2D28

7.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C2D28	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C2D28	1.00	7.45	2.82	7.45
#FFFFFF	7.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D4626

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#695E24

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC052D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c2d28;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 45, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.148 27.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16d62',
    500: '#9c2d28',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c2d28;
$custom-light: #c16d62;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c2d28",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.586,
    "s": 59.184,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46729,
    "c": 0.1477,
    "h": 27.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09098
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C2D28

secondary

#62BABE

accent

#DCE245

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F9ECEA

border

#D2C7C6

text

#140705

muted

#827A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2D28

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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